"Mostly code" is rejected but "mostly screenshots" goes through
According to its author, https://stackoverflow.com/questions/72928402/referenceerror-jsondata-is-not-defined was at first rejected for containing mostly code. The author then replaced the code with a...
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View ArticleIs it possible to access deleted questions?
I was just writing a question about another post, and as just I finished my question and wanted to add a link to the other question. However, when I tried to access it, I found out that that question...
View ArticleAdd "contains"/"overlap" checks in the ask-wizard to prevent duplicate content
With the implementation of Can you prevent users from using same content in ask question wizard? last year it is not possible to add the same content in the two textareas on the Ask Wizard. You get the...
View ArticleHow to convert a question posted by mistake as a Discussion to a Question?
I made a mistake by posting a "question" as "discussion" yesterday.However, when I tried converting the discussion post into a question post, I couldn't find that function.Once I post it as a...
View ArticleProposing a temporary / timed-self-destructing question post type with...
I have been doing some thinking:I am a rookie developer, and I am learning the basics right now.Stack Overflow has helped me immensely, and I appreciate both the presence of the site and of the...
View ArticleWhy do newbie questions bring so many reputation points to the author?
I not surprised to see basic questions like "How to get length of a string in Python...?". Even people can easily find the answer inside the documentation, and it's pretty straightforward for other...
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Possible duplicate - but no duplicate link [duplicate]
Closed as duplicate, but no duplicate link. Bug?
View ArticleWhy questions without code get downvoted? [duplicate]
I've seen many questions that included no code because it wasn't about someone's not working code. It was just about someone asking how X can be done in a language, or similar questions. They are not...
View ArticleIs it always a good idea to demand the OP "post some code"?
Obviously, a question with an MCVE is almost always best. But we get a lot of questions (at least, my review queue is full of questions) that are basically just two or three screens of unreadable...
View ArticleRequire or at least remind about code [duplicate]
Would it be possible to alert users who post SO questions without code, that the user 'should' add code if their question is related to code, which it probably is.I see so many questions from new users...
View ArticleShould I add an inferior solution to an answered question?
At times, I have a problem and I already have a solution to it, but I still consult Stack Overflow to see if there are more elegant or more performant solutions.Usually I then find one or more...
View ArticleHow can I get my question answered on Stack Overflow?
I am a non-English speaker who is new to Stack Overflow. I recently read how to ask good questions and started asking questions to Stack Overflow. Sadly, I got an answer that my question was off the...
View ArticleWhat to do when someone approves a bad question in the Staging Ground
I'm noticing that a lot of questions are approved in the Staging Ground while still in a (somewhat) poor state. For example:I'm having trouble... has an image of console output, does not contain an...
View ArticleHow to avoid being "baited" into off-topic'ness as a software recommendation...
Suppose I ask a question whose gist is "How can I do A in scenario B?"Now, it's possible that the solution involves some configuration, or use of standard system utilities - but it's possible the...
View ArticleAre terminals really not "software tools primarily used by programmers"...
I've seen multiple people (including mods) imply that the reason for many terminal questions being closed as off-topic is that they are not "software tools primarily used by programmers".(Whether it's...
View ArticlePlease add "questions with new comments" to list of top questions
When logging into the site, I see the so-called "Top Questions", containing recently added questions, recently modified questions and recently answered questions, but I have the impression that...
View ArticleAllow comments to "bump" a question in the "active question" list
When logging into the site, I see the so-called "Interesting Questions", containing recently added questions, recently modified questions and recently answered questions; but I have the impression that...
View ArticleIs it okay to ask about the availability of LocalStorage in relation to...
I have a burning question that, after much research, I can find no answer to. I desire to post this question on StackOverflow, but I am unsure whether it is on-topic.My question is about JavasScript...
View ArticleIs it appropriate to reopen a "closed for not enough detail" question if a...
I posted a question—size_t == sizeof (uint64_t) not returning expected results—which was closed for "This question needs debugging details. It is not currently accepting answers."I don't dispute that...
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